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26.Dd August 19, 2022
27.Dt BHYVE_CONFIG 5
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm bhyve_config
31.Nd "bhyve configuration variables"
32.Sh DESCRIPTION
33.Xr bhyve 8
34uses a hierarchical tree of configuration variables to describe global and
35per-device settings.
36Internal nodes in this tree do not have a value,
37only leaf nodes have values.
38This manual describes the configuration variables understood by
39.Xr bhyve 8 .
40If additional variables are defined,
41.Xr bhyve 8
42will ignore them and will not emit errors for unknown variables.
43However, these additional variables can be referenced by other
44variables as described below.
45.Sh VARIABLE VALUES
46Configuration variable values are stored as strings.
47A configuration variable value may refer to one or more other
48configuration values by name.
49Instances of the pattern
50.Sq % Ns Pq Ar var
51are replaced by the value of the configuration variable
52.Va var .
53To avoid unwanted expansion,
54.Sq %
55characters can be escaped by a leading
56.Sq % .
57For example,
58if a configuration variable
59.Va disk
60uses the value
61.Pa /dev/zvol/bhyve/%(name) ,
62then the final value of the
63.Va disk
64variable will be set to the path of a ZFS volume whose name matches
65the name of the virtual machine on the pool
66.Pa bhyve .
67.Pp
68Some configuration variables may be interpreted as a boolean value.
69For those variables the following case-insensitive values may be used to
70indicate true:
71.Pp
72.Bl -bullet -offset indent -compact
73.It
74true
75.It
76on
77.It
78yes
79.It
801
81.El
82.Pp
83The following values may be used to indicate false:
84.Pp
85.Bl -bullet -offset indent -compact
86.It
87false
88.It
89off
90.It
91no
92.It
930
94.El
95.Pp
96Some configuration variables may be interperted as an integer.
97For those variables,
98any syntax supported by
99.Xr strtol 3
100may be used.
101.Sh GLOBAL SETTINGS
102.Ss Architecture Neutral Settings
103.Bl -column "memory.guest_in_core" "integer" "Default"
104.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
105.It Va name Ta string Ta Ta
106The name of the VM.
107.It Va cpus Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
108The total number of virtual CPUs.
109.It Va cores Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
110The number of virtual cores in each virtual socket.
111.It Va threads Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
112The number of virtual CPUs in each virtual core.
113.It Va sockets Ta integer Ta 1 Ta
114The number of virtual sockets.
115.It Va memory.guest_in_core Ta bool Ta false Ta
116Include guest memory in core file.
117.It Va memory.size Ta string Ta 256M Ta
118Guest physical memory size in bytes.
119The value must be formatted as described in
120.Xr expand_number 3 .
121.It Va memory.wired Ta bool Ta false Ta
122Wire guest memory.
123.It Va acpi_tables Ta bool Ta false Ta
124Generate ACPI tables.
125.It Va destroy_on_poweroff Ta bool Ta false Ta
126Destroy the VM on guest-initiated power-off.
127.It Va gdb.address Ta string Ta localhost Ta
128Hostname, IP address, or IPv6 address for the debug server.
129.It Va gdb.port Ta integer Ta 0 Ta
130TCP port number for the debug server.
131If this is set to a non-zero value, a debug server
132will listen for connections on this port.
133.It Va gdb.wait Ta bool Ta false Ta
134If the debug server is enabled, wait for a debugger to connect
135before starting the guest.
136.It Va keyboard.layout Ta string Ta Ta
137Specify the keyboard layout name with the file name in
138.Ar /usr/share/bhyve/kbdlayout .
139This value only works when loaded with UEFI mode for VNC, and
140used a VNC client that don't support QEMU Extended Key Event
141Message (e.g. TightVNC).
142.It Va rtc.use_localtime Ta bool Ta true Ta
143The real time clock uses the local time of the host.
144If this is set to false, the real time clock uses UTC.
145.It Va uuid Ta string Ta Ta
146The universally unique identifier (UUID) to use in the guest's
147System Management BIOS System Information structure.
148If an explicit value is not set, a valid UUID is generated from
149the host's hostname and the VM name.
150.It Va virtio_msix Ta bool Ta true Ta
151Use MSI-X interrupts for PCI VirtIO devices.
152If set to false, MSI interrupts are used instead.
153.It Va config.dump Ta bool Ta false Ta
154If this value is set to true after
155.Xr bhyve 8
156has finished parsing command line options,
157then
158.Xr bhyve 8
159will write all of its configuration variables to stdout and exit.
160No VM will be started.
161.It Va bios.vendor Ta string Ta BHYVE Ta
162This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
163.It Va bios.version Ta string Ta 14.0 Ta
164This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
165.It Va bios.release_date Ta string Ta 10/17/2021 Ta
166This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
167.It Va system.family_name Ta string Ta Virtual Machine Ta
168Family the computer belongs to.
169This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
170.It Va system.manufacturer Ta string Ta FreeBSD Ta
171This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
172.It Va system.product_name Ta string Ta BHYVE Ta
173This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
174.It Va system.serial_number Ta string Ta None Ta
175This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
176.It Va system.sku Ta string Ta None Ta
177Stock keeping unit of the computer.
178It's also called product ID or purchase order number.
179This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
180.It Va system.version Ta string Ta 1.0 Ta
181This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
182.It Va board.manufacturer Ta string Ta FreeBSD Ta
183This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
184.It Va board.product_name Ta string Ta BHYVE Ta
185This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
186.It Va board.version Ta string Ta 1.0 Ta
187This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
188.It Va board.serial_number Ta string Ta None Ta
189This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
190.It Va board.asset_tag Ta string Ta None Ta
191This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
192.It Va board.location Ta string Ta None Ta
193Describes the board's location within the chassis.
194This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
195.It Va chassis.manufacturer Ta string Ta FreeBSD Ta
196This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
197.It Va chassis.version Ta string Ta 1.0 Ta
198This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
199.It Va chassis.serial_number Ta string Ta None Ta
200This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
201.It Va chassis.asset_tag Ta string Ta None Ta
202This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
203.It Va chassis.sku Ta string Ta None Ta
204Stock keeping unit of the chassis.
205It's also called product ID or purchase order number.
206This value is used for the guest's System Management BIOS System Information structure.
207.El
208.Ss x86-Specific Settings
209.Bl -column "x86.vmexit_on_pause" "integer" "Default"
210.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
211.It Va x86.mptable Ta bool Ta true Ta
212Generate an MPTable.
213.It Va x86.x2apic Ta bool Ta false Ta
214Configure guest's local APICs in x2APIC mode.
215.It Va x86.strictio Ta bool Ta false Ta
216Exit if a guest accesses an I/O port that is not emulated.
217By default, writes are ignored and reads return all bits set.
218.It Va x86.strictmsr Ta bool Ta true Ta
219Inject a general protection fault if a guest accesses a Model Specific
220Register (MSR) that is not emulated.
221If this is false, writes are ignored and reads return zero.
222.It Va x86.vmexit_on_hlt Ta bool Ta false Ta
223Force a VM exit when a guest CPU executes the
224.Dv HLT
225instruction.
226This allows idle guest CPUs to yield the host CPU.
227.It Va x86.vmexit_on_pause Ta bool Ta false Ta
228Force a VM exit when a guest CPU executes the
229.Dv PAUSE
230instruction.
231.El
232.Sh DEVICE SETTINGS
233Device settings are stored under a device node.
234The device node's name is set by the parent bus of the device.
235.Ss PCI Device Settings
236PCI devices are described by a device node named
237.Dq pci . Ns Ar bus . Ns Ar slot . Ns Ar function
238where each of
239.Ar bus ,
240.Ar slot ,
241and
242.Ar function
243are formatted as decimal values with no padding.
244All PCI device nodes must contain a configuration variable named
245.Dq device
246which specifies the device model to use.
247The following PCI device models are supported:
248.Bl -tag -indent
249.It Li hostbridge
250Provide a simple PCI-Host bridge device.
251This is usually configured at pci0:0:0 and is required by most guest
252operating systems.
253.It Li ahci
254AHCI storage controller.
255.It Li e1000
256Intel e82545 network interface.
257.It Li fbuf
258VGA framebuffer device attached to VNC server.
259.It Li lpc
260LPC PCI-ISA bridge with COM1-COM4 16550 serial ports,
261a boot ROM,
262an optional fwcfg type,
263and an optional debug/test device.
264This device must be configured on bus 0.
265.It Li hda
266High Definition audio controller.
267.It Li nvme
268NVM Express (NVMe) controller.
269.It Li passthru
270PCI pass-through device.
271.It Li uart
272PCI 16550 serial device.
273.It Li virtio-9p
274VirtIO 9p (VirtFS) interface.
275.It Li virtio-blk
276VirtIO block storage interface.
277.It Li virtio-console
278VirtIO console interface.
279.It Li virtio-input
280VirtIO input interface.
281.It Li virtio-net
282VirtIO network interface.
283.It Li virtio-rnd
284VirtIO RNG interface.
285.It Li virtio-scsi
286VirtIO SCSI interface.
287.It Li xhci
288Extensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI) USB controller.
289.El
290.Ss USB Device Settings
291USB controller devices contain zero or more child USB devices
292attached to slots.
293Each USB device stores its settings in a node named
294.Dq slot. Ns Va N
295under the controller's device node.
296.Va N
297is the number of the slot to which the USB device is attached.
298Note that USB slot numbers begin at 1.
299All USB device nodes must contain a configuration variable named
300.Dq device
301which specifies the device model to use.
302The following USB device models are supported:
303.Bl -tag -indent
304.It Li tablet
305A USB tablet device which provides precise cursor synchronization
306when using VNC.
307.El
308.Ss Block Device Settings
309Block devices use the following settings to configure their backing store.
310These settings are stored in the configuration node of the respective device.
311.Bl -column "sectorsize" "logical[/physical]" "Default"
312.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
313.It path Ta string Ta Ta
314The path of the file or disk device to use as the backing store.
315.It nocache Ta bool Ta false Ta
316Disable caching on the backing file by opening the backing file with
317.Dv O_DIRECT .
318.It nodelete Ta bool Ta false Ta
319Disable emulation of guest trim requests via
320.Dv DIOCGDELETE
321requests.
322.It sync Ta bool Ta false Ta
323Write changes to the backing file with synchronous writes.
324.It direct Ta bool Ta false Ta
325An alias for
326.Va sync .
327.It ro Ta bool Ta false Ta
328Disable writes to the backing file.
329.It sectorsize Ta Va logical Ns Op / Ns Va physical Ta Ta
330Specify the logical and physical sector size of the emulated disk.
331If the physical size is not specified,
332it is equal to the logical size.
333.El
334.Ss Network Backend Settings
335Network devices use the following settings to configure their backend.
336The backend is responsible for passing packets between the device model
337and a desired destination.
338Configuring a backend requires setting the
339.Va backend
340variable.
341The type of a backend can either be set explicitly via the
342.Va type
343variable
344or it can be inferred from the value of
345.Va backend .
346.Pp
347The following types of backends are supported:
348.Bl -tag -width "netgraph"
349.It tap
350Use the
351.Xr tap 4
352interface named in
353.Va backend
354as the backend.
355.It netgraph
356Use a
357.Xr netgraph 4
358socket hook as the backend.
359This backend uses the following additional variables:
360.Bl -column "peerhook" "Format" "Default"
361.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
362.It Va path Ta string Ta Ta
363The name of the
364.Xr netgraph 4
365destination node.
366.It Va peerhook Ta string Ta Ta
367The name of the destination hook.
368.It Va socket Ta string Ta Ta
369The name of the created
370.Xr ng_socket 4
371node.
372.It Va hook Ta string Ta vmlink Ta
373The name of the source hook on the created
374.Xr ng_socket 4
375node.
376.El
377.It netmap
378Use
379.Xr netmap 4
380either on a network interface or a port on a
381.Xr vale 4
382bridge as the backend.
383The value of
384.Va backend
385is passed to
386.Xr nm_open
387to connect to a netmap port.
388.El
389.Pp
390If
391.Va type
392is not specified explicitly, then it is inferred from
393.Va backend
394based on the following patterns:
395.Bl -column -offset indent "valuebridge:port"
396.It Sy Pattern Ta Sy Type
397.It tap Ns Va N Ta tap
398.It vmnet Ns Va N Ta tap
399.It netgraph Ta netgraph
400.It netmap: Ns Va interface Ta netmap
401.It vale Ns Va bridge : Ns Va port Ta netmap
402.El
403.Ss UART Device Settings
404.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
405.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
406.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
407Backend device for the serial port.
408Either the pathname of a character device or
409.Dq stdio
410to use standard input and output of the
411.Xr bhyve 8
412process.
413.El
414.Ss Host Bridge Settings
415.Bl -column "pcireg.*" "integer" "Default"
416.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
417.It Va pcireg.* Ta integer Ta Ta
418Values of PCI register.
419.Bl -column "device" "Default"
420.It Sy Name Ta Sy Default
421.It Va vendor Ta integer Ta 0x1275 Ta
422.It Va device Ta integer Ta 0x1275 Ta
423.El
424.El
425.Ss AHCI Controller Settings
426AHCI controller devices contain zero or more ports each of which
427provides a storage device.
428Each port stores its settings in a node named
429.Dq port. Ns Va N
430under the controller's device node.
431The
432.Va N
433values are formatted as successive decimal values starting with 0.
434In addition to the block device settings described above, each
435port supports the following settings:
436.Bl -column "model" "integer" "generated"
437.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
438.It Va type Ta string Ta Ta
439The type of storage device to emulate.
440Must be set to either
441.Dq cd
442or
443.Dq hd .
444.It Va nmrr Ta integer Ta 0 Ta
445Nominal Media Rotation Rate, also known as RPM.
446A value 1 of indicates a device with no rate such as a Solid State Disk.
447.It Va ser Ta string Ta generated Ta
448Serial number of up to twenty characters.
449A default serial number is generated using a hash of the backing
450store's pathname.
451.It Va rev Ta string Ta 001 Ta
452Revision number of up to eight characters.
453.It Va model Ta string Ta Ta
454Model number of up to forty characters.
455Separate default model strings are used for
456.Dq cd
457and
458.Dq hd
459device types.
460.El
461.Ss e1000 Settings
462In addition to the network backend settings,
463Intel e82545 network interfaces support the following variables:
464.Bl -column "Name" "MAC address" "generated"
465.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
466.It Va mac Ta MAC address Ta generated Ta
467MAC address.
468If an explicit address is not provided,
469a MAC address is generated from a hash of the device's PCI address.
470.El
471.Ss Frame Buffer Settings
472.Bl -column "password" "[IP:]port" "127.0.0.1:5900"
473.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
474.It Va wait Ta bool Ta false Ta
475Wait for a remote connection before starting the VM.
476.It Va rfb Ta Oo Ar IP Ns : Oc Ns Ar port Ta 127.0.0.1:5900 Ta
477TCP address to listen on for remote connections.
478The IP address must be given as a numeric address.
479IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets and
480support scoped identifiers as described in
481.Xr getaddrinfo 3 .
482A bare port number may be given in which case the IPv4
483localhost address is used.
484.It Va vga Ta string Ta io Ta
485VGA configuration.
486More details are provided in
487.Xr bhyve 8 .
488.It Va w Ta integer Ta 1024 Ta
489Frame buffer width in pixels.
490.It Va h Ta integer Ta 768 Ta
491Frame buffer height in pixels.
492.It Va password Ta string Ta Ta
493Password to use for VNC authentication.
494This type of authentication is known to be cryptographically weak and is not
495intended for use on untrusted networks.
496.El
497.Ss High Definition Audio Settings
498.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
499.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
500.It Va play Ta path Ta Ta
501Host playback device,
502typically
503.Pa /dev/dsp0 .
504.It Va rec Ta path Ta Ta
505Host recording device,
506typically
507.Pa /dev/dsp0 .
508.El
509.Ss LPC Device Settings
510The LPC bridge stores its configuration under a top-level
511.Va lpc
512node rather than under the PCI LPC device's node.
513The following nodes are available under
514.Va lpc :
515.Bl -column "pc-testdev" "Format" "Default"
516.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
517.It Va bootrom Ta path Ta Ta
518Path to a boot ROM.
519The contents of this file are copied into the guest's
520memory ending just before the 4GB physical address.
521If a boot ROM is present, a firmware interface device is
522also enabled for use by the boot ROM.
523.It Va bootvars Ta path Ta Ta
524Path to boot VARS.
525The contents of this file are copied beneath the boot ROM.
526Firmware can write to it to save variables.
527All variables will be persistent even on reboots of the guest.
528.It Va com1 Ta node Ta Ta
529Settings for the COM1 serial port device.
530.It Va com2 Ta node Ta Ta
531Settings for the COM2 serial port device.
532.It Va com3 Ta node Ta Ta
533Settings for the COM3 serial port device.
534.It Va com4 Ta node Ta Ta
535Settings for the COM4 serial port device.
536.It Va fwcfg Ta string Ta bhyve Ta
537The fwcfg type to be used.
538Supported values are
539.Dq bhyve
540for fwctl and
541.Dq qemu
542for fwcfg.
543.It Va pc-testdev Ta bool Ta false Ta
544Enable the PC debug/test device.
545.It Va pcireg.* Ta integer Ta Ta
546Values of PCI register.
547It also accepts the value
548.Ar host
549to use the pci id of the host system.
550This value is required for the Intel GOP driver to work properly.
551.Bl -column "subvendor" "Default"
552.It Sy Name Ta Sy Default
553.It Va vendor Ta 0x8086
554.It Va device Ta 0x7000
555.It Va revid Ta 0
556.It Va subvendor Ta 0
557.It Va subdevice Ta 0
558.El
559.El
560.Ss NVMe Controller Settings
561Each NVMe controller supports a single storage device.
562The device can be backed either by a memory disk described by the
563.Va ram
564variable, or a block device using the block device settings described above.
565In addition, each controller supports the following settings:
566.Bl -column "ioslots" "Format" "Default"
567.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
568.It Va maxq Ta integer Ta 16 Ta
569Maximum number of I/O submission and completion queue pairs.
570.It Va qsz Ta integer Ta 2058 Ta
571Number of elements in each I/O queue.
572.It Va ioslots Ta integer Ta 8 Ta
573Maximum number of concurrent I/O requests.
574.It Va sectsz Ta integer Ta Ta
575Sector size.
576Can be one of 512, 4096, or 8192.
577Devices backed by a memory disk use 4096 as the default.
578Devices backed by a block device use the block device's sector size
579as the default.
580.It Va ser Ta string Ta Ta
581Serial number of up to twenty characters.
582A default serial number is generated using a hash of the device's PCI address.
583.It Va eui64 Ta integer Ta Ta
584IEEE Extended Unique Identifier.
585If an EUI is not provided, a default is generated using a checksum of the
586device's PCI address.
587.It Va dsm Ta string Ta auto Ta
588Whether or not to advertise DataSet Management support.
589One of
590.Dq auto ,
591.Dq enable ,
592or
593.Dq disable .
594The
595.Dq auto
596setting only advertises support if the backing store supports
597resource freeing, for example via TRIM.
598.It Va ram Ta integer Ta Ta
599If set, allocate a memory disk as the backing store.
600The value of this variable is the size of the memory disk in megabytes.
601.El
602.Ss PCI Passthrough Settings
603The
604.Xr ppt 4
605device driver must be attached to the
606PCI device being passed through.
607The device to pass through can be identified either by name or its
608host PCI bus location.
609.Bl -column "Name" "integer" "Default"
610.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
611.It Va bus Ta integer Ta Ta
612Host PCI bus address of device to pass through.
613.It Va slot Ta integer Ta Ta
614Host PCI slot address of device to pass through.
615.It Va func Ta integer Ta Ta
616Host PCI function address of device to pass through.
617.It Va pptdev Ta string Ta Ta
618Name of a
619.Xr ppt 4
620device to pass through.
621.It Va rom Ta path Ta Ta
622ROM file of the device which will be executed by OVMF to init the device.
623.El
624.Ss VirtIO 9p Settings
625Each VirtIO 9p device exposes a single filesystem from a host path.
626.Bl -column "sharename" "Format" "Default"
627.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
628.It Va sharename Ta string Ta Ta
629The share name exposed to the guest.
630.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
631The path of a directory on the host to export to the guest.
632.It Va ro Ta bool Ta false Ta
633If true, the guest filesystem is read-only.
634.El
635.Ss VirtIO Block Device Settings
636In addition to the block device settings described above, each
637VirtIO block device supports the following settings:
638.Bl -column "model" "integer" "generated"
639.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
640.It Va ser Ta string Ta generated Ta
641Serial number of up to twenty characters.
642A default serial number is generated using a hash of the backing
643store's pathname.
644.El
645.Ss VirtIO Console Device Settings
646Each VirtIO Console device contains one or more console ports.
647Each port stores its settings in a node named
648.Dq port. Ns Va N
649under the controller's device node.
650The
651.Va N
652values are formatted as successive decimal values starting with 0.
653Each port supports the following settings:
654.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
655.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
656.It Va name Ta string Ta Ta
657The name of the port exposed to the guest.
658.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
659The path of a UNIX domain socket providing the host connection for the port.
660.El
661.Ss VirtIO Input Interface Settings
662Each VirtIO Input device contains one input event device.
663All input events of the input event device are send to the guest by VirtIO Input interface.
664VirtIO Input Interfaces support the following variables:
665.Bl -column "Name" "Format" "Default"
666.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
667.It Va path Ta path Ta Ta
668The path of the input event device exposed to the guest
669.El
670.Ss VirtIO Network Interface Settings
671In addition to the network backend settings,
672VirtIO network interfaces support the following variables:
673.Bl -column "Name" "MAC address" "generated"
674.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
675.It Va mac Ta MAC address Ta generated Ta
676MAC address.
677If an explicit address is not provided,
678a MAC address is generated from a hash of the device's PCI address.
679.It Va mtu Ta integer Ta 1500 Ta
680The largest supported MTU advertised to the guest.
681.El
682.Ss VirtIO SCSI Settings
683.Bl -column "Name" "integer" "Default"
684.It Sy Name Ta Sy Format Ta Sy Default Ta Sy Description
685.It Va dev Ta path Ta Ta
686The path of a CAM target layer (CTL) device to export:
687.Pa /dev/cam/ctl Ns Oo Ar pp . Ns Ar vp Oc .
688.It Va iid Ta integer Ta 0 Ta
689Initiator ID to use when sending requests to the CTL port.
690.El
691.Sh SEE ALSO
692.Xr expand_number 3 ,
693.Xr getaddrinfo 3 ,
694.Xr strtol 3 ,
695.Xr netgraph 4 ,
696.Xr netmap 4 ,
697.Xr ng_socket 4 ,
698.Xr tap 4 ,
699.Xr vale 4 ,
700.Xr vmnet 4 ,
701.Xr bhyve 8
702